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Old 12-20-2018, 11:43 AM
RockHillWill RockHillWill is offline
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Old 12-20-2018, 01:29 PM
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Congratulations and Thanks for posting these old pictures, Will. It's great to see them.
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Old 12-20-2018, 01:40 PM
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Can see all of you in that younger Man Boy you been through some history. Quite a life story my friend
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Old 12-20-2018, 01:50 PM
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Your focus was building a competitive race car, Will. I have a lot of respect for your success at fabricating auto components and solving "go-faster" issues. At the time you were doing this stuff "metal shaping" was in decline, and apprenticeships across the US were being discontinued. Gummint elitist directives for the entire US populace was "college, college, college" and skills were "below you." Taking joy in personal accomplishment is more than bank accounts, boats and lake cabins, fancy cars, and etc trappings. Personal satisfaction is a nebulous thing, but can often be tied to creations - art, music, writings, as well as the craftsmanship items of wood, ceramic, stone, glass, and metal. Metal shaping, glass blowing, machine work, wood work, car building are now returning in popularity, at least in certain age groups. When I was at the Smithsonian last week I had a number of young folks in my classes.
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This young man has a degree in aeronautical engineering - but wants to focus on aviation metal working.

Yeehaw!
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Old 12-20-2018, 02:22 PM
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Agreed Kent. Almost all of the shop classes in my area have been not only shut down, but the equipment sold. They sold the kids on the degree, but on graduation the jobs were not there. Or, the got a degree, but found they didn't like the job. Know a kid that got a masters in law enforcement and doesn't want to be a cop. Another young man got a degree in forestry and then found out the job was going to be out in the middle of nowhere. Duh.
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Old 12-20-2018, 04:50 PM
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...At the time you were doing this stuff "metal shaping" was in decline, and apprenticeships across the US were being discontinued. Gummint elitist directives for the entire US populace was "college, college, college" and skills were "below you." ...
Sadly the same thing is still happening in Australia, including our high schools where every student must become a "designer", making things is for stupid people.

It used make me so angry when teachers would say "He hasn't got it, so he can get a trade instead". I would then point out that trades such as metal fitting and electricity, require a knowledge of trigonometry and calculus and it was about time the maths teachers realised that and applied their subject to the students needs. They didn't believe me of course!
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Old 12-20-2018, 04:59 PM
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Will, A few years back you showed me that chassis engineering manuscript you had written. I've known engineering students at MIT who couldn't have understood half as much as you have about racing dynamics. You are one of the more impressive "car guys" I've ever met.
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Old 12-20-2018, 05:38 PM
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Will
Very interesting pics ,I bet that they bring back some incredible nice memories,
at least you where working with metal, now days it's all glass or carbon fiber
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Old 12-20-2018, 07:56 PM
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Will,
Amazing for the time you built it.
What class did you run the red car in?
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Old 12-22-2018, 09:34 PM
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Will, A few years back you showed me that chassis engineering manuscript you had written. I've known engineering students at MIT who couldn't have understood half as much as you have about racing dynamics. You are one of the more impressive "car guys" I've ever met.
Bill and Will,
chassis engineering manuscript? most interesting!
i would like to know more.
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